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Modigliani and Miller Dividend Policy

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Assume that all the assumptions of Modigliani and Miller hold. In particular, there are no taxes and transaction costs. A firm has a policy of paying out 5% of the stock price as dividends. However, an investor would like to receive a 7% dividend. For this, he should:

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Suppose the investor is holding stocks worth $100. The company then pays $5 as dividends. When the dividend is paid out, the stock price falls to $95 (in the absence of tax effects, as assumed). To increase his income to $7, the investor must sell off stocks worth $2. This corresponds to 2/95 = 2.105% of the post dividend stock holding.